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Inflation likely to fall in March – economists

LOWER prices of key food items, particularly rice, could lead to March inflation falling to a five-month low, economists said. The median forecast in a Manila Times poll was 2.0 percent, slightly lower than February's 2.1-percent result. If realized, it would be the lowest since September 2024's 1.9 percent. Consumer price growth was surprisingly slower last month and a continued easing could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) policymaking Monetary Board to resume cutting interest rates next week. The central bank, which had expected inflation to hit 2.2 to 3.0

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